Weather Records on 17 June 1916

103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1916. Highest significance: Cudal Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 June 1916

On 17 June 1916, 103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 99 daily.
Cudal Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 17 June 1916.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

103 stations

103 station records on 17 June 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tulcumbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

103 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 66.

Records on 17 June 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 99.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1916

Top 20 records on 17 June 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1916	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1916	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1916	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1916	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1916	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1916	Wiarton, CA	all-time rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Nicosia, CY	monthly high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Bamberg, DE	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Durham, GB	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Oxford, GB	daily low min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Ellerslie 2, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Bomera, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1916	Denman (Martindale), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1807 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1916. 1916 had 103 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

Download the Data

Data for records on 1916-06-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 June 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	74
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1